Egypt, UK foreign ministers meet at UNGA on bilateral ties, regional conflicts

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in New York to advance economic ties and coordinate on regional crises.

• Abdelatty met Miliband on September 21 on the margins of the UN General Assembly's high-level segment in New York.
• Abdelatty said Egypt prioritizes economic, trade, and investment cooperation and called for easing Egyptian exports' access to the UK market.
• The ministers discussed Gaza, affirmed advancing President Donald Trump's peace plan, and called for halting settlement activity in the West Bank.
• They also addressed the Iran file, Yemen, and Sudan, where Abdelatty stressed preserving Sudan's sovereignty, unity, and national institutions.